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#### Understanding the Available Output Options

These options are available to the IGES SETUP dialog box once you choose an IGES file to export (File | Export | IGES).

The various output options control how the IGES entities are exported.

Surfaces as Surfaces of Revolution
This check box causes cones, cylinders, and spheres to be exported as surface of revolution entities.

Surfaces as Arcs
This check box causes cones, cylinders, and spheres to be exported as arcs. A cone is exported as a circle at its base and a point at its vertex. A cylinder is exported as two circles: one circle at the top and one circle at the bottom of the cylinder. A sphere is exported as a circle about its equator.

Surfaces as Surfaces of Revolution and Surfaces as Arcs
You can select both these check boxes. In this case, PC-DMIS exports, cones, cylinders, and spheres as surfaces of revolution and as arcs. If both check boxes are clear, cones, cylinders, and spheres are not exported.

Scans as Copious Data Form 2
This check boxes causes scans to be exported as the copious data IGES entity type; the format of the entity is points without vectors.

Scans as Copious Data Form 3
This check boxes causes scans to be exported as the copious data IGES entity type; the format of the entity is points with vectors. The various forms control the format of the copious data entity.

Scans as Copious Data Form 12
This check boxes causes scans to be exported as the copious data IGES entity type; the format of the entity is piecewise-linear curve without vectors. The various forms control the format of the copious data entity.

Scans as Copious Data Form 13
This check boxes causes scans to be exported as the copious data IGES entity type; the format of the entity is piecewise-linear curve with vectors. The various forms control the format of the copious data entity.

Scans as Points
This check box causes scans to be exported as multiple point entities.

Scans as Copious Data and Scans as Points
You can select both these check boxes. PC-DMIS then exports scans as copious data and as points. If you deselect these check boxes, PC-DMIS does not export scans.